Why do objects such as planets and asteroids get caught in the gravitational field of a star

Jennifer is visiting her grandmother, who lives in the northeast corner of oklahoma. the region is home to many lakes, and jennifer enjoys canoeing on the illinois and grand rivers. to which region of oklahoma is she traveling? the prairie plains, the ozark plateau, the red river plains, the red beds plains

Distance that the transcontinental railroad covered from omaha to san francisco.

Lines of longitude are like stripes from the top of the globe down to the bottom virtually slicing the earth like an orange